Agadez, Niger. A truck packed with migrants leaves Agadez, a Saharan hub for West African migrants travelling to Libya, Algeria and Europe, for Tourayat. From Tourayat to Libya can take more than two days across the desert. In 2015 IOM Niger registered and assisted over 7,000 migrants in Agadez. Photo: IOM/Amanda Nero.

Malakal Protection of Civilians (PoC) site, South Sudan. An IDP gathers the remains of his home in Sector 1 of the Malakal PoC following ethnic fighting that broke out in the camp resulting in the deaths of 18 and a fire that destroyed hundreds of homes. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM 2016.

Amman, Jordan. A young Syrian girl holds her mother as she waits in line to board a bus at the assembly point for refugees destined for resettlement in Canada. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM.

Maiduguri, Nigeria. An IDP woman poses with her son in front of her makeshift shelter constructed from cardboard at the Farm Center IDP Camp. The camp, a former processing plant, is now home to thousands of people who have fled their homes from villages mainly in Borno State. Some of the IDPs live in emergency shelters provided by agencies including IOM. Others have built their own shelters using whatever materials are available. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM.

Somewhere over the Atlantic. A Syrian refugee travelling to start a new life in Canada shows pictures of his hometown of Hama on his mobile phone. Photo: Muse Mohammed / IOM.

Italy - IOM reports that 266,026 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2016 through 17 August, arriving mostly in Greece and Italy, where 101,507 migrants or refugees have arrived during 2016.

Central African Republic - Since the declaration of a cholera outbreak in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the vicinity of the capital Bangui on August 10, IOM has been supporting the government to prevent it from spreading.

Yemen - With clashes intensifying across Yemen in recent weeks, access to safe and usable water sources is severely impeded, and more people, including those directly affected by the conflict, find themselves unable to access basic water needs.

Democratic Republic of the Congo - USAID’s Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) has confirmed a new contribution of USD 2.3 million to strengthen IOM’s assistance to conflict-affected internally displaced persons (IDPs) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).